Coolerman dropping in to say hello to all the old folks. I have no idea when I joined here. I still have my red Xterra and drive it everyday though no longer off-road it. 158K on it and no breakdowns. (Well the AC stopped working. Got a leak somewhere)

I now have a 1971 Toyota FJ40- that eats up my time and dollars.

I came back here to read up on front end work. I need to replace the upper and lower ball joints or control arms or whatever the hell you have to do when they wear out...

I'm still here. I think I originally joined in 2002 when I owned a 2000 X. I'm back with my recently purchased '10 Off Road. I guess you could say I'm a returning prodigal child. Please forgive me for my stint with a coupld of Toyotas.

I'm here, once in a while. Not like I use to be. only check every few months now. I was not an orignal, but joined in 2002. But who remembers me anyway. Still have the 02 X, matter of fact taking it wheeling tomorrow. I'm Just the stoopid worthless poster, thread killer

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I'm still here, but rarely come on here anymore.

Still have my 2000. I'm hoping it lasts another year.

Oh... and I'm soon moving from Virginia to Nevada. Scary thought.

_________________________"Nature has constituted utility to man the standard and test of virtue. Men living in different countries, under different circumstances, different habits and regimens, may have different utilities; the same act, therefore, may be useful and consequently virtuous in one country which is injurious and vicious in another differently circumstanced" - Thomas Jefferson, moral relativist

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It's in pretty bad shape as it is. I really don't want to put any more money into it.

I'm guessing to really get it into decent shape, it'd run around $2-3k (when taking labor into account).

The A/C hasn't worked for about 2 years - I'm going to have to bite the bullet on that one because of Vegas.

_________________________"Nature has constituted utility to man the standard and test of virtue. Men living in different countries, under different circumstances, different habits and regimens, may have different utilities; the same act, therefore, may be useful and consequently virtuous in one country which is injurious and vicious in another differently circumstanced" - Thomas Jefferson, moral relativist

I discovered that because of my winch bumper, lights and other crap I have on the front of my Xterra that I need to get an electric fan as the stock fan just does not cut it when towing a big ass trailer.

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I took it to the dealership today to have them look at it. They are telling me it's the high-pressure hose. $410 to replace.

But they also confirmed my guess of 2500-3000 at fixing everything. Even though I told them only to check the A/C, they went ahead and said I need:

Spark Plugs $250 (I replaced them about 60,000 miles ago, so I don't buy that at all)

Fan belts - $220. That may be needed.

Heatshields rattlings - $110 to remove. (I'll deal with the rattling)

Front brake work - $810. That includes repacking the bearings. Um... no thanks. I can replace the pads myself and pack the bearings myself.

Power Steering - $240. I know this will need to be fixed eventually, but I can deal with it for now.

Valve cover gaskets - $550. (I will have to deal with that for now)

They also asked me when the last time the diff/transfer case/transmission fluids were changed and when the timing belt was changed. Did those already, thank you.

Edited by Mobycat (10/08/1004:25 PM)

_________________________"Nature has constituted utility to man the standard and test of virtue. Men living in different countries, under different circumstances, different habits and regimens, may have different utilities; the same act, therefore, may be useful and consequently virtuous in one country which is injurious and vicious in another differently circumstanced" - Thomas Jefferson, moral relativist

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I believe it's got a small leak. Plus the pump is probably going bad. When it's really cold out, it gives that hum when turning the wheel all the way.

_________________________"Nature has constituted utility to man the standard and test of virtue. Men living in different countries, under different circumstances, different habits and regimens, may have different utilities; the same act, therefore, may be useful and consequently virtuous in one country which is injurious and vicious in another differently circumstanced" - Thomas Jefferson, moral relativist

I check in during fantasy football or baseball season as we have a core group that's stayed together via emails for over 8 years now. Sold my X back in 2005, bought a Z...sold that Z and bought a HR 2008 and have fully modded it with bolt ons NA, thinking about going FI. Also have a 2007 jacked up Jeep that just came back from a trip to Colorado and the trails. I have a low and a tall!

BTW- MidnightX is engaged but as far as I know still has her 2000 X. She doesn't post on boards much, if at all anymore but we still occasionally keep in touch.

I haven't been on here in forever. I still have the Xterra but I bought motorcycle last year which has been occupying most of my time. Actually, the reason I checked back in is because my SES light came on today and I was researching the codes.

#1209 checking in (was "Caver-X"), registered 11/16/2000. Alpine Green Xterra is long gone, RIP. When I traded it in for a Dodge Ram 2500 diesel, the dealer swore that it had been rolled and had flood damage (neither was true). Since the Ram, I've also had a Yellow TJ Rubicon and am now rolling in a KJ Liberty CRD (my fave so far, biodiesel + 30mpg FTW!!1).

Folks I met here and through HXOC are still some of my best friends, although we don't get to hang out nearly as much as we used to due to life's various interferences. I have fond, fond memories of time spent in Ouray, and the San Juans are still my #1 vacation destination. I stop by here to take a glance around every few months or so but it just hasn't at all been the same place since Calmini screwed the pooch and trashed the site. They can suck it as far as I'm concerned.

Good evening everyone! Just stopped by to see what's going on over here. I haven't been on here in almost a year I think! Still got the X, going on 170k miles, still running strong! I love not having a car payment. Anyway, hope everyone is doing well!!!

I'm still around, memeber 1009 from July of 2001. Still have the 2000 Xterra 3-pack. It's got a whopping 88,000 miles on it after more than 10 years. I don't spend much time on the site anymore since the crash. And time and priorities have changed now too. Really hate that the site changed like it did, but glad to see the site still rolling on though.

I had retired mine two years ago from daily driver duties but brought it back out of retirement because I was tired of car payments. Of course two weeks later my radiator clogs and I blow my head cover gasket. Instead of monthly car payments I made a years worth at once. Still couldn't justify getting rid of it.

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